Nation, World + Society

UCLA researchers told subjects to treat their weekend like a vacation, then gauged happiness on Monday. A working paper says it pays off.

With the book “Chocolate Cities,” UCLA professor Marcus Hunter seeks to incite new understanding of black life in America.

The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Latin American Cities Initiative brings urban planning students, educators and practitioners into a multinational conversation.

Nine in 10 lack insurance.

Those who keep finances separate are likelier to split up and be less satisfied, according to a working paper from researchers at UCLA Anderson, Notre Dame and University College of London.

UCLA professors Marjorie Kagawa-Singer and David Hayes-Bautista participated in a Zócalo Public Square/The California Wellness Foundation discussion.

The paper, which was presented to state lawmakers, will guide the conversation about expanding coverage as the state takes steps to revamp the system.

UCLA's Kal Raustiala and Richard Anderson and two journalists discuss whether the U.S. is truly a democracy and whether democracy is itself prone to authoritarianism.

In his speech, Chile Eboe-Osuji highlighted the United States’ history of leadership in international tribunals and justice.

En 2010 y 2011, 8,943 hombres de 15 a 50 años de edad en Chihuahua fueron asesinados: tres veces el número de muertes entre las tropas de los Estados Unidos en Irak desde 2003 y 2006.

A self-imposed quest for a perfect time to enjoy an indulgence often means missing out on actually having a good experience, research finds.

UCLA’s Institute on Inequality and Democracy hosts new course for graduate students across campus interested in battling housing injustice.

Middle East expert James Gelvin says that while both presidents wanted to decrease U.S. military presence, Trump’s actions have been more driven by impulse than strategy.

Legal scholars on Zócalo/UCLA Downtown panel see corporations and defendants gaining protection, while reproductive rights and affirmative action wither.

In its decade of work, the clinic has trained 400-plus volunteers and helped more than 2,800 people secure things like employment, housing, and education.

Researchers discover a significant gap by race and income between those who are interested in and those who participate in civic activity.

The study also found that people who were more conservative tended to have a higher “conspiracy mentality.”

The Academy Award-nominated actor appeared with the authors of a new book about the central African nation to mark International Human Rights Day.

“Making pre-primary education available at no cost is a critical element in efforts to reduce educational and economic inequalities,” said co-author Alison Earle.

E. Tendayi Achiume serves as the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.

The report highlights needed improvement in housing policies and employment opportunities to ensure that incarcerated women and their families successfully adapt.

The report’s authors write that the big question for the California economy is how long the state’s tech industry boom can continue.

An experiment on the latest SpaceX launch will measure how microgravity affects the brain.

A report by UCLA, UC Berkeley and California Food Policy Advocates found that the state could lose up to $1.67 billion in federal benefits.

The United States should provide resources for the mitigation of a possible opioid epidemic in the same way the country provides resources for the ‘war on drugs’ in Mexico, researchers recommend.